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10 Gadgets for Travelers
We’ve selected 10 very practical gadgets for all sorts of travellers. Enjoy your vacation and don’t let any unexpected surprises stop you from getting away. |
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1. FLOATING GLOBE
Before you decide to travel, choose your destination. You can look for information and 3-D maps on the Internet, or, better yet, hold the whole world in your hands and watch it gravitate with this incredible gadget. A sophisticated electromagnetic system keeps this Globe levitating above a mirrored base. The sphere floats and turns on itself. The whole wide world fits in the palm of your hand.
2. LUGGAGE SCALE
With this gadget, you can weigh your suitcase at the hotel and avoid paying for excess baggage. It’s one of the most practical travel products ever invented. It’s a scale you can use to check whether your suitcase complies with the airline’s luggage restrictions. Weigh your suitcase in at the hotel and avoid the risk of having to unpack at the check in counter. It’s perfect for those travelers who are addicted to shopping.
3. MULTI-PURPOSE WRISTWATCH
A perfect wristwatch for mountaineers and boy scouts. It’s almost impossible to get lost when you go camping in the mountains while wearing this wristwatch. It looks like a plain-old watch, but it actually hides other functions such as compass, stopwatch, alarm and calendar. With this gadget on your wrist, you’ll be the first to reach the mountaintop and you’ll win all the prizes at every gymkhana.
4. ICOON ILLUSTRATED DICTIONARY
Communicate without opening your mouth. Icoon is a passport-size book that will help you communicate with anyone in any country on earth. Use it to order a coffee in Moscow, ask for a room with a bathtub in Tokyo, or buy a subway ticket in Athens. Just point at the drawing, icon or illustration you need. Icoon has it all: food, parts of the body, situations, maps...
5. FOLDABLE POP-UP FLIP-FLOPS
Everyone knows flip-flops are an essential accessory every traveler should carry in his suitcase... because you never know what the bathroom in that cute hotel you found on the Internet will be like. These flip-flops are a Japanese design and they’re also foldable. They barely take up space and are very easy to "assemble". Now you can bravely take a shower in any bathroom on the planet!
6. "iSwim" WATER OOF IPOD COVER.
Swim, snorkel, and duck your friends’ heads underwater while you listen to the summer’s latest hit using "iSwim", one of the summer’s best inventions. It’s a watertight case for the iPod, and other MP3 music players, that’ll protect the player from water and won’t let a single drop in. It comes waterproof headphones and is made of a material that allows you to use the click wheel and access all of the iPod’s functions.
7. CAR MESSAGE BOARD
If your co-pilot’s a dud and doesn’t want to play car games, or sing along to your favorite tunes... who needs him? Make friends with other drivers with to this digital message board: send them messages by pressing a button on the device next to your steering wheel and the digital message board on the back window will display a smiley face or texts such as Sorry or Thanks. Don’t let your co-pilot ruin the trip!
8. PORTABLE CELL PHONE AND IPOD CHARGER
A perfect gadget for rebellious batteries; the kind that go dead when you need them the most. You can carry it around wherever you go because it’s small and compact, it’s the size of a battery. Your cell phone and iPod will come back to life in just a few seconds, and you’ll be able to talk or listen to music non-stop for up to 2-hours. It’s ideal if you have to work while on vacation or if you’re an iPod addict.
9. CAT FLASHLIGHT
This black cat is the perfect travel companion. It won’t scratch you, it’s small and compact, and it’s also incredibly eco-friendly. Too bad it’s not a real cat! It’s a flashlight shaped like a black cat that’s powered by a generator: to use it, just turn the crank so the battery will recharge. Use it in an emergency, or if you can’t figure out how to turn the light on in your hotel room.
10. USB SWISS ARMY KNIFE
This Swiss Army knife comes with everything you need to survive: a laser light pen, a tiny pair of scissors, a nail file, and the latest technology: a 4GB GB USB flash drive. You can use it to store the photos you take and fill it with all your important travel documents, such as maps, addresses...
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